The Rainbow of Sounds Music Schoolis managed by Nina Mazin as one of
the "Return To Zion" ministries.

We started Rainbow of Sounds in 2010 with
only a few instruments and a vision to offer affordable, quality musical
education to children from different backgrounds. In addition to the
excellent benefits of musical training, we believe that many of the
children we are teaching will make up the worship teams of tomorrow. With
the help of faithful partners around the world, we have been able to
increase the number and variety of instruments the children can play. Last
fall we had thirty students enrolled and five instructors.

A budding violinist

In 2012 we began a new program which assists children from financially
challenged families, whose parents cannot afford the monthly tuition fee of
$130. There are many talented children in the families that receive help
from our soup kitchen. With all their youthful energy, one cannot expect
pre-teens to stay at home and do nothing. They soon wander off to the
streets. I strongly believe that a childhood interest in music will help
these pre-teens to steer away from all sorts of anti-social behavior later
in life. We have seen that it is worthwhile to invest in these young lives
and music lessons give them an outlet for their energy. Many have fallen in
love with playing their instruments and prefer to stay at home and
practice.

The young are not the only ones who benefit from playing an instrument and
it's never too late to begin. In some instances music lessons can even
be a rehabilitation tool, as in the case of Yashar ("Upright"), a
recovering alcoholic. One day, when visiting our soup kitchen, he informed
us of his lifelong dream to play the piano. Since then he has been an
eager student in our music school who never misses a lesson. Enabling him
to fulfill this musical dream of his heart has helped keep him on the
narrow path in gaining victory over past addiction.

It is music students like these that greatly benefit from the support of
our donors. We want to invite our ministry partners to sponsor lessons for
these children. Would you like to join us in this special musical endeavor?